Where does “hectare” come from?
Hectare comes from French hectare, combining hecto- from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν meaning "hundred" with are from Latin area meaning "open space."
hectare (English): A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water
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- A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water